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Small Craft Advisory 254, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 9, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

574 
FZAK51 PAFC 091159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-100300-
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 MB COMPLEX LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHEAST
AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT
EXCEPT 9 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11
FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
11 follow-up statements
645 
FZAK51 PAFC 092258
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-101500-
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A COMPLEX 990 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO 225 NM
SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB MON AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT W WIND 15 KT S OF
ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 4 FT S OF ANCHOR POINT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
125 
FZAK51 PAFC 101200
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-110300-
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 998 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SAINT ELIAS WEAKENS INTO A BROAD
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB
CENTER DEVELOPS SUN EVENING 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AND MAINTAINS
STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF DANGEROUS
CAPE. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
181 
FZAK51 PAFC 102306
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A COMPLEX 1000 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO
250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND AT 1000 MB THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
268 
FZAK51 PAFC 111156
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-120300-
400 AM AKDT MON APR 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A COMPLEX 998 MB LOW 90 NM SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY WHILE WEAKENING TO 1002 MB THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING W OF BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
258 
FZAK51 PAFC 112303
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
827 
FZAK51 PAFC 112348 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH WED MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
037 
FZAK51 PAFC 121159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW FORMS THIS AFTERNOON 100 NM WEST OF
SITKA AND MOVES TO 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1000 MB
TUE NIGHT...AND THEN MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 1005 MB
WED NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4
FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
121 
FZAK51 PAFC 122317
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE WILL
MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 1012 MB THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT.

.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT GUSTS TO
25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.

.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
879 
FZAK51 PAFC 131142
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 1001 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND WILL MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND AT 1011 MB BY THU MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  
$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
219 
FZAK51 PAFC 131543 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
745 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

UPDATE TO ZONES 130 AND 132

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 1001 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND WILL MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND AT 1011 MB BY THU MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  
$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
745 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS
MORNING. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 11 FT SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
745 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE THIS
MORNING. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 12 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$
355 
FZAK51 PAFC 132256
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND WILL MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND AT 1011 MB THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE HOLDING TOGETHER WELL AND ARE ALL ON
TRACK WITH THE BIG SYNOPTIC PICTURE. THERE IS THE NORMAL DISAGREEMENT
WITH THE COMPLEX LOW DEVELOPING IN THE GULF BUT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE
MUCH IMPACT ON THE FORECAST.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LARGE LOW IN THE BERING SEA THAT HAS
DOMINATED THE WEATHER AROUND THE STATE THE LAST FEW DAYS IS SLOWLY
WEAKENING AND IS MAKING ITS WAY ON SHORE NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
THERE ARE NUMEROUS SHORT WAVES ALONG THE FRONTAL ZONE AND SOUTHEAST
OF THE MAIN LOW THAT ARE BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE GULF
REGION. THE STRONGEST OF THESE WAVES HAS DEVELOPED INTO A POTENT
SURFACE LOW EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND.
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AND DEVELOP A BROAD AND COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF.
THE 250 MB JET STREAM WILL RUN OVER THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND THEN DIP
SOUTH OF THE GULF AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH THE LOW MOVING ON SHORE NEAR THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA...SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS SEEING COLD ADVECTION SNOW
SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WHICH SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE
NIGHT. THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION IS SEEING MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW WHICH
IS BRING A RAIN SNOW MIX. COMPLICATING THE SITUATION IS THE SECONDARY
SURFACE LOW EAST OF KODIAK. THIS LOW IS ENHANCING THE PRECIPITATION
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND ALSO KEEPING THE STRONGER WINDS SOUTH
OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST OVER KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT AS THIS LOW BECOMES MORE
ENTRENCHED IN THE NORTHWEST GULF.
IN THE BERING SEA THE STRONG COLD ADVECTION AND TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW
SHOWERS. THE GRADIENT WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AS THE NEXT LOW
MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA...WHICH WILL INCREASE WESTERLY
WINDS AGAIN OVERNIGHT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE SETTLING INTO A MORE STABLE PATTERN WITH
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE BERING SEA...AND WEAK LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF
OF ALASKA . THIS WILL CREATE MUCH MORE TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ACROSS
MOST OF THE FORECAST DOMAIN FOR THE START OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 175 176 179 180 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

APR 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days
Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 9, 1:04 AM AKDTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC4 hr
Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2011Every small craft advisory in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.